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The coaches at Dobie High School recorded the number of miles ran by various students. What is the difference between the number of students who ran 2 and a half or three miles and the number of students who ran one or one and a half miles?

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Explanation:

The question is incomplete, as a table or chart that shows the required data is not given.

To answer this, I will make use of the following frequency table


\begin{array}{cccccc}{Miles} & {1} & {1(1)/(2)} & {2} & {2(1)/(2)} & {3} \ \\ {Students} & {10} & {0} & {5} & {10} & {5} \ \end{array}

From the above table.


2(1)/(2)\ miles \to 10\ students


3\ miles \to 5\ students

So:


2(1)/(2)\ or\ 3\ miles = 10+5


2(1)/(2)\ or\ 3\ miles = 15\ students\\

From the above table.


1\ miles \to 10\ students


1(1)/(2)\ miles \to 0\ students

So:


1(1)/(2)\ or\ 1\ miles = 0+10


1(1)/(2)\ or\ 1\ miles = 10\ students

The difference (d) is then calculated by subtracting the number of students in both categories


d = 15\ students - 10\ students


d = 5\ students

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